Zakia Naseem Jafri[5][6] (1938 or 1939 – 1 February 2025) was an Indian human rights activist known for her legal efforts related to the 2002 Gujarat riots.

[4] In 1969, during communal riots in Khandwa, their home was attacked, forcing them to stay in a refugee camp for some time before relocating to Ahmedabad in 1971.

[25][26][27][28][29] A crowd began pelting stones at the Gulbarg Society, a Muslim neighbourhood in the eastern part of Chamanpura in Ahmedabad.

[33] Zakia Jafri filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India in 2006, alleging that law enforcement authorities had failed to take action against key political figures, including then–Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

[37][38] Jafri filed a plea challenging the SIT's findings, which was dismissed by the Supreme Court in June 2022, upholding the closure report.